HomeMy WebLinkAbout0 - Regular AgendaCITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BLVD.
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Regular Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
STEVEN BROMBERG
MAYOR
TOD W. RIDGEWAY GARY ADAMS
Mayor Pro Tern
STEVEN ROSANSKY
Council Member
DON WEBB
Council Member
HOMER BLUDAU - City Manager,
HARKLESS - City Clerk, STEPHEN
WOOD - Assistant City Manager.
Council Member
RICHARD A. NICHOLS
Council Member
JOHN HEFFERNAN
Council Member
ROBERT BURNHAM - City Attorney, LAVONNE
G. BADUM - Director of Public Works, SHARON Z.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
If you would like to address the City Council on a scheduled agenda item, please complete the yellow
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your name and the item on which you would like to speak and place it in the box at the podium when you
address the Council. The SPEAKER'S CARD assists the Mayor in ensuring that all persons wishing to address
the Council are recognized and your name is recorded correctly in the official records.
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which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone
else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the
hearing.
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reports or other written documentation have been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business
listed on the agenda. Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each
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NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS — 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
November 25, 2003
STUDY SESSION — Cancelled
CLOSED SESSION — [Refer to separate agenda from City Attorney]
RECESS
A. RECONVENE AT 7:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR MEETING
B. ROLL CALL
C. CLOSED SESSION REPORT (if applicable)
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
E. INVOCATION — The Reverend Praveen Bunyan, St. James Episcopal Church
F. PRESENTATIONS
Taste of Newport Grant Presentations
Proclamation for Organization Outreach
Proclamation for Jim Jennings
G. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The City provides a yellow sign -in card for those wishing to address
the Council to assist in the preparation of the minutes. Speakers are not required to submit a card as a
condition to addressing the Council. If you do fill out the card please place it in the box at the podium. As
a courtesy, please turn cell phones and pagers off or set them in the silent mode.
H. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR
REPORT (NON- DISCUSSION ITEM):
TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECORDED.
SPEAKER MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO 5 MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEMS.
RED LIGHT WILL SIGNIFY WHEN 5 MINUTES ARE UP;
YELLOW LIGHT MEANS SPEAKER HAS 1 MINUTE FOR SUMMATION.
I. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR (I - 10) are considered by the Council to be
routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. The City Council
Members have received detailed staff reports on each of the items recommending an action.
There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Council votes on the
motion unless members of the Council, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed
and /or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
Members of the public who wish to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to
the lectern upon invitation by the Mayor, state their name and item number, and place the
sign -in card in the box provided at the podium.
READING OF MINUTESIORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 12, 2003. Waive
reading of subject minutes, approve as written and order filed.
2. READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Waive reading in full of all
ordinances and resolutions under consideration, and direct City Clerk to read by title
only.
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
3. NEWPORT BOULEVARDBALBOA BOULEVARD - 26TH STREET TO 16TH
STREET - COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT (C- 3373).
1) Accept the work; 2) authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion;
3) authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials bond 35 days after the
Notice of Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of the
Civil Code; 4) release the Faithful Performance bond 1 year after Council acceptance;
and 5) authorize a contract for $77,430 with Asbury Environmental Services (AES) to
install the 58 Ultra Urban Filters that were deleted from this project through Change
Order No. 4.
4. FIRE STATION NO. 3 PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION - COMPLETION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT (C- 3605). 1) Accept the work; 2) authorize
the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion; 3) authorize the City Clerk to release
the Labor and Materials bond 35 days after the Notice of Completion has been
recorded in accordance with applicable portions of the Civil Code; and 4) release the
Faithful Performance bond 1 year after Council acceptance.
5. OCEAN FRONT BEACH ACCESS WALKWAYS - COMPLETION AND
ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT (C- 3378). 1) Accept the work; 2) authorize the
City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion; 3) authorize the City Clerk to release the
Labor and Materials bond 35 days after the Notice of Completion has been recorded
in accordance with applicable portions of the Civil Code; 4) release the Faithful
Performance bond 1 year after Council acceptance.
6. HARBOR VIEW NATURE PARK - MISCELLANEOUS SLOPE REPAIRS -
COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT (C- 3567). 1) Accept the
work; 2) authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion; 3) authorize the City
Clerk to release the Labor and Materials bond 35 days after the Notice of Completion
SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO 5 MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEMS.
has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of the Civil Code; 4) release
the Faithful Performance bond 1 year after Council acceptance.
REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR PROPOSED UNDERGROUND
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 87 (BIG BALBOA ISLAND). 1) Establish
Assessment District No. 87, Account No. 7401- C5200742; 2) approve a budget
amendment (BA -015) in the amount of $287,212 from Assessment District Fund
Balance, Account No. 400 -3605 to Account No. 7401- C5200742; 3) authorize the
Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Harris & Associates in an
amount not to exceed $98,000 for assessment engineering and district coordination
services; 4) authorize the Mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement with
Bush & Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $48,100 for aerial survey; and 5)
authorize staff to proceed with design of underground utilities plans by remitting
$51,112 to Southern California Edison and $90,000 to SBC.
8. BACK BAY SCIENCE CENTER AGREEMENT. Authorize the City Manager to
approve a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Newport Beach, the County of
Orange and the Department of Fish and Game pertaining to the Back Bay Science
Center.
9. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING, INC. (EEC) FOR FATS, OIL & GREASE
(FOG) CHARACTERIZATION. 1) Approve Professional Services Agreement with
EEC for the contract price of $47,000 and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to
execute the agreement; and 2) approve a budget amendment (BA -016) appropriating
$47,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to
account no. 7531- C5600691.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS
10. DRAFT EIR FOR PACIFIC CITY PROJECT, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY,
HUNTINGTON BEACH. Approve and authorize Mayor to send comments to the
City of Huntington Beach.
ACTION: MOVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
EXCEPT FOR THOSE ITEMS REMOVED.
J. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
K. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are inuited on non - agenda items generally
considered to be within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Council -- Speakers must limit comments to 3- minutes. Before
speaking, please state your name for the record.
SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO 5 MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEMS.
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ORAL REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Status report —
Ad Hoc General Plan Update Committee (GPUC)
Status report
— Local Coastal Program Certification Committee
Status report
— Newport Coast Advisory Committee
Status report
— Mariners Joint Use Library Ad Hoc Steering Committee
Status report
— Other Committee Activities
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA AND ORAL STATUS REPORT
11. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2003.
Action: 1) Receive oral report on the most recent Planning Commission
actions;
2) Council Member call -up of those items subject to call -up; and
3) Receive and file written report.
PUBLIC HEARING
12. CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2003 -003 — AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 20.93 TO
REVISE THE MODIFICATION PERMITS STANDARDS OF REVIEW
(PA 2003 -080).
Action: 1) Conduct public hearing; and
2) Introduce Ordinance No. 2003 -_ approving Code
Amendment No. 2003 -003; and pass to second reading on
December 9, 2003.
13. 3450 VIA OPORTO (PA2003 -213) — GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2003-
010, LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT NO. 2003 -004, AND CODE
AMENDMENT NO. 2003-008 — REQUEST TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN
AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM LAND USE DESIGNATIONS FROM
GOVERNMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES TO
RETAIL & SERVICE COMMERICAL AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM GEIF TO RSC.
Action: 1)
2)
3)
CONTINUED BUSINESS
14. UNSCHEDULED
RECREATION CO
Conduct public hearing;
Approve the request by adopting Resolution No. 2003 -_;
and
By introducing Ordinance No. 2003 -_ and pass to second
reading on December 9, 2003.
VACANCY ON THE PARKS, BEACHES &
MMISSION.
Action: Confirm the nominations as presented by the Ad Hoc Appointments
Committee to fill the unscheduled vacancy as a result of the
appointment of Steven Rosansky to the City Council.
SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO 5 MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEMS.
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15. ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR
GRANTING A "SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE VARIANCE" FOR PROJECTS
THAT INVOLVE BUILDING PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED BASED ON
FALSE SURVEY DATA SUBMITTED BY ANDREW GOETZ.
Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 2003 -16.
16. RESOLUTION RELATING TO ADDING A 3RD COUNCIL SEAT AND
APPOINTMENT TO THE COASTAL/BAY WATER QUALITY CITIZENS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND APPOINTING A COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE
3RD SEAT.
Action: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2003 -_ which expands the
Coastal/Bay Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee to
include three members from the City Council; and
2) Confirm the appointment of as the Mayor's
appointment to the Coastal/Bay Water Quality Citizens
Advisory Committee.
Q. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION A motion, to reconsider the vote on any action,
taken, by the City Council at either this meeting
or the previous meeting may be made only by
one of the Council members who voted with the
prevailing side.
R. ADJOURNMENT
SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO 5 MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEMS.